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They did everything right. this event was very difficult to survive unless you were underground or in a fortified storm shelter. there were a lot of places in oklahoma city that do not have basements because of the geology there. it is difficult to drill down. you basically have to use dynamite here. 22 mile path. on the ground for 40 minutes. preliminary ef-4. it could get pumped to an ef-5. we showed you that two mile wide debris ball that had everyones homes in it. it traveled 22 miles. that ...

Targets. were going to go in 3-d mode here. not only that debris ball, but how high the debris went up in the air. look at this. 10, 000, 20,000 feet. it jetted up into the atmosphere. of course, that continued to move. all of that eventually came down. we found peoples belongings so far away. this is an incredible picture there and imagine the kind of updraft that you have to have to get the debris up. ef-4, ef-5, no question about it. heres what happened. 22-mile path. on the ground for 40 min...

Debris flying in the air from the base. damon? >> so when you look at these pictures, you wonder just how big was this? well, local media says that this tornado expanded to become more than two miles wide. most tornadoes are less than 500 yards wide. tornado winds, they can exceed some 300 miles an hour. most only last for a few minutes. we dont know exactly how long this one stuck around, but it certainly was long enough to cause just catastrophic damage. moore, oklahoma been hit by three rare ...

Welcome back to moore, oklahoma. the scene of devastating tornado, ef-4. at times the tornado was two miles wide. you can see the devastation this morning in moore as the sun comes up of 55,000. picking through pieces this morning. im joined by the governor of oklahoma, mary fallin who is dealing with tornadoes for 4 hours -- 48 hours in the state. you have to be exhausted. thank you for joining us. >> were all running on adrenaline right now. we want to get the resources out, certainly in the r...

Come, lets go inside. for most of the people, there isnt any inside. inside is gone. the inside is outside. youve been looking now at some of the new video coming in. weve been looking at the national weather service there out there looking at this damage. theyre going to determine whether it was the ef-4 or an ef-5, somewhere on that tier point of 200 miles per hour. ef-4 is 166 to 200. ef-5 is 200 or above. ef-5 means parts of homes you cant find them. entire outside walls are gone and inside ...

Were right there, ready to go. she said the nurses did a tremendous job. even down to the social workers who were providing support for our staff and also the most importantly, for our families that were being presented at that time. she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and the pediatric side. very pleased with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 1999 twister, that was an ef-5 an...

But over the two towns and right smack into all of those buildings right there having some type of damage. and then you look there, theres the blue line. thats what happened in 2003. that was an ef-3 to an ef-4. three storms in 14 years. >> congressman cole had indicated earlier that they were told in 1999 that this was a once in 400 year event. and then, here we are, a 2003 storm. so are they happening with a greater frequency than one would expect? and why would it seem to be always on the sam...

She said all the special teams were right there, ready to go. she said the nurses did a tremendous job. even down to the social workers who were providing support for our staff and also the most importantly, for our families that were being presented at that time. she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and the pediatric side. very pleased with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 19...

The storm chaser said he was shocked when he saw this thing grow before his eyes. >> absolutely. i was home watching it. it went from rope to an ef-4, ef-5 and then a rope tornado in just about 40 minutes. and the damage, of course, has been incredible. one of the things of course youre familiar with the radar that we show you here on cnn frequently. and youre familiar with the colors, right? the deeper the colors, orange means heavy rainfall and sometimes hail. this should not be here. what thi...

And keep in mind, just last week. granbury, texas, you were under a slight risk and had an ef-4. dont pay attention just where the moderate is. we have a wide swath of another day of instability. were standing amidst the pure devastation here. many people in moore, oklahoma, picking through the pieces than theyre still in a state of disbelief with their homes destroyed. searching for loved ones. well continue our live coverage from the ground here. im so glad you called. thank you.